Author Events

April 7, 2011

Writers Read: Creative Writing at UNC Chapel Hill

Writers Read: Creative Writing at UNC Chapel Hill

Last Tuesday, the Algonquin staff had the wonderful opportunity to attend two of our interns’ Honors Fiction Reading held on the University of North Carolina campus. Blog Intern Susannah Long and Editorial …

April 4, 2011

Algonquin Book Club event: Sara Gruen in conversation with Kathryn Stockett

Algonquin Book Club event: Sara Gruen in conversation with Kathryn Stockett

Join us April 26th, 7:00 pm EST for our next Algonquin Book Club event! Kathryn Stockett, author of The Help, will interview Sara Gruen about her international bestseller, Water for Elephants. As with …

March 21, 2011

Tonight! Our first Algonquin Book Club event: Julia Alvarez in conversation with Edwidge Danticat

Tonight! Our first Algonquin Book Club event: Julia Alvarez in conversation with Edwidge Danticat

  Tonight’s the night! Our first Algonquin Book Club event, featuring Julia Alvarez in conversation with Edwidge Danticat about Alvarez’s beloved classic In the Time of the Butterflies. The event, being held …

February 14, 2011

Publication Day: <i> West of Here</i> by Jonathan Evison

Publication Day: West of Here by Jonathan Evison

. Happy February 15th, the Publication Day for one of the most buzzed-about books of 2011: JONATHAN EVISON‘s new book, WEST OF HERE! A.AB ABOUT THE BOOK: An exciting, innovative, and daring …

February 8, 2011

Publication Day: <i>Paris Was Ours</i> at Idlewild Books

Publication Day: Paris Was Ours at Idlewild Books

To celebrate the publication day of Penelope Rowlands’ fabulous Paris Was Ours, we’re giving away three copies. Just leave a comment here or on our Facebook page to enter. The anthology features …

February 1, 2011

Caroline Leavitt at McNally Jackson

Caroline Leavitt at McNally Jackson

When I started at Algonquin in late June, the entire office was abuzz with excitement for Caroline Leavitt’s novel, Pictures of You. Advance Review Copies  were in unusually short supply and, as …

January 19, 2011

On Writing:  Caroline Leavitt and Jennifer Gilmore

On Writing: Caroline Leavitt and Jennifer Gilmore

The lovely and amazing writers Caroline Leavitt (author of Pictures of You) and Jennifer Gilmore (author of Something Red) will read and discuss their latest novels in NYC at McNally Jackson on …

January 10, 2011

Algonquin Night:  An Evening with Heidi Durrow

Algonquin Night: An Evening with Heidi Durrow

We’re big fans of the Triangle’s newest independent bookstore, Flyleaf Books, conveniently located a mere seven minutes from our office. On more than once lunch break, I’ve slipped out of the office …